Characterization of uncertainty and variability in residential radon cancer risks

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 895, Issue , 1999, Pages 245-272

  Krewski, D ^a   Rai, S N ^b   Zielinski, J M ^c   Hopke, P K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b STATISTICS CANADA   (Canada)

^c HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^d CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON;

ADULT; AGED; CANCER RISK; CANCER STATISTICS; CARCINOGENESIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; RADIATION EXPOSURE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

RICKETTSIA SP. PAR;

EID: 0033427283     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1999.tb08090.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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